Housing near Chemical Plant in Sichuan

Earthquake resettlement housing next to Yingfeng Chemical Plant have been left vacant for several years, as local residents do not want to move to such polluted area. Greenpeace collected samples and the results of the testing showed fluoride content of this phosphogypsum slag heap as 190 mg/l. According to state regulations, any figure over 100 mg/1 is hazardous and should be subject to strict supervision. No residential area should be built within 800 meters.
Greenpeace is currently investigating the manufacture of phosphate fertiliser in Sichuan.
Chemical fertilizers play an integral role in industrial agriculture and food production. However, its manufacture has proven to be highly polluting, contributing to wide-spread environmental contamination and causing distress for local communities living in the vicinity of the production facilities.